jpdb beta

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

10

while; during; while; although; all; both

5

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

4

four years

2

to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

2

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

2

eccentric; crank; oddball

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

these guys; these fellows

6

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

5

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

28

all; everyone; everybody

5

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

3

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))

1

everyone

2

as you are aware; as you know

1

(arch.) first-born imperial prince; most important provincial shrine

1

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

3

honorific affix; honorific prefix

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

3

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

3

(one's) self; oneself

2

extremely; terrifically; super

2

cute

3

lovely

1

angel

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

5

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

2

to correct oneself; to restate

3

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

4

Sunday

1

early in the morning

2

(Catholic) Mass

9

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

9

building

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

various

4

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

2

carpenter

1

priest; minister; pastor

2

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

5

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

to hold a ceremony

1